Acting
Isao Kimura
- Titles
- 51movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1951 to 1979, busiest in 1962 and 1963 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 21top three billing
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Seven Samurai94/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.4average 2.6
- Warfare3.2average 1.2
- Melancholy6.6average 4.7
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Catharsis6.1average 5.1
- Violence5.3average 4.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Post-War Japan 3
- Character Study 3
- Japanese Cinema 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Historical Epic 2
- Revenge 2
- Lone Warrior 2
- Forbidden Love 2
- Social Realism 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Family Relationships 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Chieko NaniwaActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, +2 more
Kinnosuke NakamuraActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Yakuza of Seki, +2 more
Mariko OkadaActorConfessions Among Actresses, The Affair, Impasse, Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree, Affair in the Snow, +1 more
Wakaba IrieActorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, +1 more- SShintarō MiyamotoEditorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Yakuza of Seki, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, +1 more
- IIchirō SaitōComposerLittle Peach, Summer Clouds, Four Sisters, Price of Beauty, Dancing Girl
Tomu UchidaDirectorMiyamoto Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Kaneko IwasakiActorYakuza of Seki, Snow Country, Four Sisters, My Brother
Keiko TsushimaActorSeven Samurai, The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes, The Valley Between Love and Death, I Saw the Killer
Satomi OkaActorMiyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
Takashi ShimuraActorSeven Samurai, High and Low, Fuyu no Undokai, I Saw the Killer
Shinjirō EharaActorMiyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights, Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple, Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style, The Story of Pure Love
Movies and TV shows
201950s
20 titles · average score 84
Hahakogusa (1959)
as Yoshihiko Takayama
83
Summer Clouds (1958)
as Okawa
66
Little Peach (1958)
as Ryokichi Urushiyama, the husband
Akutoku (1958)
as Iwase Shichiro
The Story of Pure Love (1957)
as Segawa Hospital doctor
90
Throne of Blood (1957)
as Phantom samurai
Price of Beauty (1957)
as Kazuhiko Uematsu
I Saw the Killer (1956)
as Takeo Fujisaki
The Wife is a University Student (1956)
as Noboru Hiyoshi (Keiko’s Husband)
Tomorrow I'll Be a Fire-Tree (1955)
as Kashima
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes (1955)
as Ensign Tamai
94
Seven Samurai (1954)
as Katsushiro Okamoto
A Billionaire (1954)
as Koroku Tate
The Valley Between Love and Death (1954)
as Kanji Sakata
Vacuum Zone (1952)
as Kitani
91
Ikiru (1952)
as Intern
Still I Live On (1951)
as Mizuno
Dancing Girl (1951)
as Nozu
Weeping Doll (1951)
as Nomine